Episode 2
Series about 18th-century British music. As money poured in from its trade empire, Britain rediscovered a taste for pleasure and fun, and music became a tool for social mobility.
Broadcaster and writer Suzy Klein explores the remarkable music that became the soundtrack to the roaring 18th century.
As money poured in from a flourishing trade empire, the British rediscovered a taste for pleasure and fun, and music was at the very centre of it. Aspiring young girls played the keyboard to attract a good husband and nothing beat dancing a minuet if you wanted a place in the best society.
Europe's best composers and performers descended upon Britain, certain that the 'rage for music' would make them rich. Music had become a tool for social mobility, but it was also starting to shape the physical fabric of Britain - concert halls, assembly rooms and pleasure gardens sprang up across the country as the thirst for entertainment grew.
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George Frideric Handel
Music For The Royal Fireworks Rejouissance - Allegro
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia Concertante In F Major - Allegretto
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Symphony In C Major Op 3 No 2 ii) Andante
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Henry Purcell
Abdelazer Suite
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Henry Purcell
Trio Sonata
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Henry Purcell
Sonata
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Henry Purcell
Jephtha Sinfonia
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William Boyce
Concerto Grosso - Fuga, Allegro
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James Hook
(Sweet) Lass of Richmond Hill
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William Boyce
Overture No. 10 In F Major: Allegro - Dolce Moderato - Allegro Assai
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Luigi Boccherini
Minuet
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sinfonia In G Major iii) Presto
Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen. Orchestra: Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. -
George Frideric Handel
Airs From Vauxhall Gardens: Overture
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John Garth
Concerto No 4 In B Flat Major iii) Minuet
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Baldassare Galuppi
Sonata In C Major - Adagio
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Henry Purcell
Come Let Us Drink
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Anonymous
Chloe At Cock's Auction
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Thomas Arne
Rule Britannia
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Charles Avison
Concerti Grossi - Con No.1 In A: Adagio
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Charles Avison
Concerti Grossi - Con No.2 In G: Vivace
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Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 6
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George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto In G Minor
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Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia Concertante In F Major - Larghetto
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George Frideric Handel
Organ Concerto In F Major - Andante
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegretto, K. 15a
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia (Prelude), K. 15g
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 1 In E Flat
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George Frideric Handel
Pieces For A Musical Clock - A Voluntary On A Flight Of Angels
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio For Glass Armonica In C Major
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Thomas Arne
Concerto No 1 In C Major - Allegro
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Contredanse
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George Frideric Handel
Sonata 5 Adagio - Allegro
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John Newton
Amazing Grace
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William Herschel
Symphony No 8 - Allegro Assai
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Suzy Klein |
Producer | Steve Freer |
Director | Steve Freer |
Executive Producer | Paul Bullock |
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